wainscot

Meanings

Noun

panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
Any of various noctuid moths.

Verb

To decorate a wall with a wainscot.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waynscot, from Middle Low German wagenschot or Middle Dutch waghenscote, assumed to be from wagen (“wagon”) (from Old Saxon wagan) + schot, believed to mean “partition, crossbar," which is from or related to skiotan (“to shoot”).

Synonyms

dado, panelling, wainscoting, wainscotting

Scrabble Score: 13

wainscot is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wainscot is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 15

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